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MANDAEAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans
Synonyms:
Mandaean; Mandean
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Mandaean" is a kind of...):
Aramaic (a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A member of a small Gnostic sect that originated in Jordan and survives in Iraq and who believes that John the Baptist was the Messiah
Synonyms:
Mandaean; Mandean
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Mandaean" is a kind of...):
religious person (a person who manifests devotion to a deity)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the Mandaean people or their language or culture
Synonyms:
Mandaean; Mandean
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Mandaean (the form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans)
Mandaean (a member of a small Gnostic sect that originated in Jordan and survives in Iraq and who believes that John the Baptist was the Messiah)